{"product_id":"persians-the-age-of-the-great-kings","title":"Persians: The Age of the Great Kings","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePersians: The Age of the Great Kings\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLloyd Llewellyn-Jones\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781541604230\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBasic Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e464\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor of ancient Persia and its enduring legacies for today's Iran.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A brilliant feat of resurrection.\" -Tom Holland, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDominion \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace-city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs reigned supreme for centuries until the conquests of Alexander of Macedon brought the empire to a swift and unexpected end in the late 330s BCE. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePersians\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the epic story of this dynasty and the world it ruled. Drawing on Iranian inscriptions, cuneiform tablets, art, and archaeology, he shows how the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the world's first superpower--one built, despite its imperial ambition, on cooperation and tolerance. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This is the definitive history of the Achaemenid dynasty and its legacies in modern-day Iran, a book that completely reshapes our understanding of the ancient world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Persians: The Age of the Great Kings | Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones | Paperback | 9781541604230 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks C 1759423","offer_id":49199690547352,"sku":"1759423","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91_sow-F5rL.jpg?v=1780697258","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/persians-the-age-of-the-great-kings","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}